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November 17, 1983

On November 17, 1983, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation is founded in Mexico. The year's #1 song was "Every Breath You Take" by The Police. Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, Sean Taylor, Jamie Chung would arrive in the same year.

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1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1983rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 983rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 83rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1980s decade.

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On November 17, 1983

  1. 1983 The Zapatista Army of National Liberation is founded in Mexico.

    Far-left political and militant group in southern Mexico

    The Zapatista Army of National Liberation, often referred to as the Zapatistas, is a far-left political and militant group that controls a substantial amount of territory in Chiapas, the southernmost state of Mexico.

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Born on November 17, 1983

Viva Bianca 1983– Australian actress (born 1983)
Ioannis Bourousis 1983– Greek basketball player (born 1983)
Ryan Bradley 1983– American figure skater (born 1983)
Ryan Braun 1983– American baseball player (born 1983)
Trevor Crowe 1983– American baseball player (born 1983)
Jodie Henry 1983– Australian swimmer (born 1983)
Harry Lloyd 1983– English actor
Nick Markakis 1983– American baseball player (born 1983)
Scott Moore 1983– American baseball player (born 1983)
Christopher Paolini 1983– American writer (born 1983)

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Others born in 1983

Ólafur Ingi Skúlason 1983– Icelandic footballer
Sean Taylor 1983– American football player (died 2007)
Jamie Chung 1983– American actress
Andrew Dost 1983– American guitarist and songwriter
Ryan Merriman 1983– American actor
Hannes Sigurðsson 1983– Icelandic footballer

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